One day, Bruce Lee and Dan Inosanto were driving
along, talking about swordsmanship. Bruce said that the most efficient way of countering
in fencing is the "stop-hit", in which you parry and counter all in one move;
that is, when the opponent attacks, you intercept the move with a thrust of your own. The
idea is to score a hit in the middle of your attacker's action, making it the most
economical of all counters.